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I'm four episodes into season 5 of Sons of Anarchy. Does it get better?
It's all really heavy so far. I know it's about naughty bikers, but I'm sure there used to be more lighthearted moments. Even if there was one bit that was semi-happy. *spoiler* Jax and Tara's wedding may have been meant to be one, but it didn't feel like it to me.

It definitely is a darker season. As you could tell by the last scene of the previous season, this season is all about how maybe Jax isn't that much different than generations passed. History keeps repeating.

Mike Birbiglia is one of my favorite comedians. He has a cameo in episode two of Girls. The main girl has a job interview with him and they click. Until she makes a joke in poor taste insinuating that he is a rapist.

Mike Birbiglia is one of my favorite comedians. He has a cameo in episode two of Girls. The main girl has a job interview with him and they click. Until she makes a joke in poor taste insinuating that he is a rapist.

Hope this clears up my comment.

Oh sorry, I just originally wrote "Who's Mike Birbiglia?" because I didn't know if she had called a character a rapist or the actual person. Then I remembered. Or googled. Then obviously my comment was pointless. Unfortunately, he doesn't show up again. At least not in the first season.

I can understand why someone wouldn't like that show. None of the main characters are really likeable. But, at least to me, they're relatable and familiar. If you don't relate to them at all, well, I can't imagine enjoying it at all.

It definitely is a darker season. As you could tell by the last scene of the previous season, this season is all about how maybe Jax isn't that much different than generations passed. History keeps repeating.

Dang, you nailed it. I was hoping it wasn't the case. Now that Opi is gone there is no one left with ant moral compass.

I kind of hated last night's episode of Girls. Hannah really got on my nerves, it felt flat, I thought I would die of embarrassment when Marnie was singing Katie Melluah or whatever it was.

I find my admiration of Lena Dunham swings like this. I guess that's the thing about young talent maybe? She hasn't found consistency and occasionally slips in to these very predictable little character traits and dialogue etc.

That's cool. I'm glad they took him off the show, before he did all that crap. Didn't know that.
I tried to get into that show, but just couldn't. But, then I can't even get into Black Ink (the black tattoo show). More of a nerdy demographic type.

Mike Birbiglia is one of my favorite comedians. He has a cameo in episode two of Girls. The main girl has a job interview with him and they click. Until she makes a joke in poor taste insinuating that he is a rapist.

Hope this clears up my comment.

Oh sorry, I just originally wrote "Who's Mike Birbiglia?" because I didn't know if she had called a character a rapist or the actual person. Then I remembered. Or googled. Then obviously my comment was pointless. Unfortunately, he doesn't show up again. At least not in the first season.

I can understand why someone wouldn't like that show. None of the main characters are really likeable. But, at least to me, they're relatable and familiar. If you don't relate to them at all, well, I can't imagine enjoying it at all.

You're clearly not an awful enough person. You should work on that.

I recommend listening to his entire comedy album called Sleepwalk With Me. (His older stuff is great too) But if you can't get your hands (or ears) on the album, rent the movie of the same name.

The album is better (he says it's 97% true while the movie is only 70% true for the purpose of building a story that works as a movie)

It's the true story of how his sleepwalking gets progressively worse until.....(building suspense)

He also weaves in hilarious anecdotes about his family and eight year long relationship with his college girlfriend.

Haha... I hadn't seen any of this season until this morning. Then I watched up to that weird episode with the older guy and absolutely nothing else.

I still like it though. It was random as hell and I know it's not going to have a thing to do with anything else but I was into it. Interestingly, I think you used to say that you really liked Jessa and I didn't see why at all.

I like her a lot now though. Mostly because she finally fought with that guy. Plus she was the one who said, "I am going to look 50 when I’m 30. I am going to be so fucking fat, like Nico, and you know why? That’s because I’m going to be full of experiences."

You know how people say that something is worth more than the sum of it's parts? What's the opposite of that? Because that's this show. I think the acting is pretty great, guest stars tend to rock it, and the writing is full of hilarious quotable shit. So I love the parts.

Haha... I hadn't seen any of this season until this morning. Then I watched up to that weird episode with the older guy and absolutely nothing else.

I still like it though. It was random as hell and I know it's not going to have a thing to do with anything else but I was into it. Interestingly, I think you used to say that you really liked Jessa and I didn't see why at all.

I like her a lot now though. Mostly because she finally fought with that guy. Plus she was the one who said, "I am going to look 50 when I’m 30. I am going to be so fucking fat, like Nico, and you know why? That’s because I’m going to be full of experiences."

You know how people say that something is worth more than the sum of it's parts? What's the opposite of that? Because that's this show. I think the acting is pretty great, guest stars tend to rock it, and the writing is full of hilarious quotable shit. So I love the parts.

When you say the weird episode with the older guy do you mean Patrick Wilson? He's amazing.

Girls doesn't have any strong story lines. I know for some people this is a plus but as I've gotten older I am much more inclined to believe that things should have stories and being able to weave a plot is a massive talent. I'm frustrated that Girls has nothing like that.

Now alternating between:
- The Killing 2nd season - keep thinking that a lot of these "hold-outs" seem like bad writing. and I love this show...
- Weeds whatever the new season is on netflix - yeah, totally unbelievable at this point, but I still like it.
- Archer 3rd season? - brilliant.

A lot of people who watch the show have no idea what the red wedding is. But it occurs in the first halfof the book, I believe. It may even be in the first third. The season won't start with it, but it should be pretty early on. A shit ton of stuff happens in the third book.

A lot of people who watch the show have no idea what the red wedding is.

A lot of people are dumb. The books are amazing.

I'm doing a sort of presentation comparing A Song of Ice and Fire and King Arthur, and I hate people who spoil stuff, but I hope there is someone in my class who ONLY watches the tv show and refuses to read the books and that one of the unfortunately necessary spoilers in my presentation makes them rage.

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